Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play. South park creators trey parker and matt stone took home nine statues for the satirical show. James and sutton foster, from left, at the 2011 tony awards. The scottsboro boys received 12 nominations, winning none. New york ap the book of mormon has won the tony award for best musical. At the tony awards, book of mormon favored to win big. Broadway theatre, mary jane watson, spiderman turn off the dark, sutton foster, the book. The show received numerous theater awards, including the 2011 tony for best musical, as well as two more tony awards for lopez.
On a night when the hilariously profane the book of mormon reigned supreme, the famously troubled spiderman. The book of mormon, the musical comedy from the creators of south park, was the big winner this morning when the 2011 tony award nominations were announced, earning 14 nominations, including best musical, best book, best score, and best direction. The book of mormon is big winner at tony awards the. I just found the broadway stage version of this song from the book of mormon the musical baptize meif you are planning on going to nyc, i recommend staying at the marriott marquis and seeing the book of mormon 2011 tony award best musical. The book of mormon, a tabootoppling yet essentially sweetnatured musical about a pair of mormon missionaries in uganda, racked up nine tony awards sunday night, including one for best. The book of mormon tony awards info broadway world. Tony winners matthew broderick and anika noni rose announced the nominations for the 65th annual tony awards may 3 at the new york. Book of mormon musical wins 9 tony awards deseret news. The book of mormon announces lottery ticket policy. The big winner of the night was the hit new musical the book of mormon, which took home eight awards including best musical, best book, best score. Book of mormon, war horse big winners at tony awards. Winners of best book of a musical for book of mormon trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez speak on stage during the 65th annual tony awards at the beacon theatre on june 12, 2011 in new york. The award nominations were announced on may 3, 2011.
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical norbert leo butz, catch me if you can josh gad, the book of mormon joshua henry, the. The edgy and controversial musical, which tells the story of two mormon missionaries in. New york trey parker and matt stones the book of mormon dominates the race for best musical in this years tony award nominations, which also include acting nods for ellen barkin, bobby. New york the profane and hysterical the book of mormon took home nine tony awards on sunday, including the prize for best musical, a considerable achievement for a pair of firsttime broadway playwrights known more for their raunchy cartoons featuring pottymouthed kids. With a brand new venue the beacon theatre and awardwinning host neil patrick harris, the 2011 tony. From left, trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez accept the award for best book of a musical for the book of mormon during the 65th annual tony awards, sunday, june 12, in new york. To view the complete list of 2011 tony award winners, click.
Book of mormon wins best musical at the 65th annual tony. Mormon s bounty of nine trophies made it the top tony earner at the ceremony for the 65th annual awards, telecast from the beacon theatre on new yorks upper west side. View full size charles sykesthe associated press trey parker left and matt stone, who helped create the book of mormon, appear backstage at the 65th annual tony awards. The book of mormon, the cheerfully offensive musical from the creators of south park, was the big winner at sundays tony awards, winning in nine categories including best musical. The revival of anything goes won three awards, including. New york voters for the 65th annual tony awards demonstrated their faith in the book of mormonsunday night, showering the irreverent buddy comedy about two unworldly missionaries catapulted from salt lake city to a povertystricken ugandan village. Winners of best book of a musical trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez speak on stage during the 65th annual tony awards at the beacon theatre on june 12, 2011 in new york city. The book of mormon tops 2011 tony awards with nine wins. The book of mormon wins big, daniel radcliffe makes dancing magic, and nobody from spider. Surprising exactly no one, matt stone and trey parkers the book of mormon took home best musical tonight at the beacon theatre, as well as eight other tony awards.
Winners of best book of a musical trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez speak on stage during the 65th annual tony awards at the beacon theatre on june 12, 2011. Best performance by an actress in leading role in a play. Complete list of 2011 tony award winners new york post. The book of mormon, anything goes, war horse, and the normal heart are the evenings biggest winners. The book of mormon tops 2011 tony award nominations with 14. The 65th annual tony awards was held on june 12, 2011 to recognize achievement in broadway productions during the 2010 2011 season.
A critical and boxoffice darling, the show was the favorite to take home the nights biggest crown thanks to a. The book of mormon will play at atlantas fox theatre july 1722. Mormon, war horse the big winners at tony awards june, 2011 at 1. The awards ceremony was broadcast live on cbs and was hosted by neil patrick harris. New york the profane and hysterical the book of mormon took home nine tony awards on sunday including the prize for best musical, a considerable achievement for. War horse garners best play plus four other awards. The book of mormon follows a pair of mismatched mormon boys sent on a. Best original score music andor lyrics written for the theatre. Book of mormon tops tony nominations with 14 hollywood. Turn off the dark got attention both positive and negative at sunday. The book of mormon has been nominated for nine tony awards including best musical, five drama desk awards, the 2011 grammy award for best musical theater album, four outer critics circle awards, and the drama league award for best musical.
The book of mormon wins big at tony awards the washington post. Book of mormon, war horse big winners at tony awards june, 2011 1. Book of mormon is runaway winner at tonys with nine. The book of mormon was the big winner at the 2011 tony awards. The producers of the book of mormon accepting a tony award for during the 2011 tony ceremony. Book of mormon scores eight tony awards matt stone and trey parkers satirical musical the book of mormon took home best musical at the 2011 tony awards, along with eight more awards. The following is a list of the official 2011 tony award winners. The 65th annual tony awards was held on june 12, 2011 to recognize achievement in. Because everything trey parker and matt stone touch turns to filthy, filthy gold, it should come as no surprise that book of mormon cleaned up at last nights tony awards. Trey parker accepts the award for best musical for the book of mormon during the american theatre wings 65th annual tony awards ceremony in new york, june 12, 2011. Book of mormon wins nine awards, including best musical, while war horse takes home six trophies, including best play. The book of mormon knocked down the door of the 65th annual tony awards at new yorks beacon theatre on sunday night, snagging a. Book of mormon performance at the 2011 tony awards youtube. New york the book of mormon inscribed its own chapter of broadway history sunday night, winning the tony award for best musical as.
They were held at the beacon theatre, ending a fourteenyear tradition of holding the ceremony at radio city music hall. The book of mormon dominated the tony awards last night, taking home best musical and a number of other trophies. The book of mormon triumphs at the tony awards rolling. The book of mormon will play at atlantas fox theatre july. The book of mormon tony awards info browse by show.
Tony awards 2011 acceptance speeches book of mormon best. Trey parker, robert lopez, matt stone, the book of mormon. The book of mormon leads with 14 tony awards nominations. The shows creators trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez each won multiple awards in the writing and other creative categories. Andrew rannells, the book of mormon tony sheldon, priscilla queen of the desert. The book of mormon, a tabootoppling yet essentially sweetnatured musical about a pair of mormon missionaries in uganda, racked up nine tony awards. The book of mormon was an early favorite to win at sundays 65th annual tony awards and win it did. The book of mormon leads 2011 tony nominations may 3, 2011 6. Andrew rannells from nbcs the new normal singing i believe from the tony awarding winning broadway musical book of mormon. The book of mormon, the smash hit tuner from south park creators trey parker and matt stone, landed a leading 14 bids for the tony awards including best musical and for both its lead actors. Book of mormon, neil patrick harris, daniel radcliffe, and more best moments watch this. New york voters for the 65th annual tony awards demonstrated. Best musical the book of mormon catch me if you can the scottsboro boys sister act.
It was a night filled with musical performances at the 2011 tony awards held at the beacon theatre on sunday june 12 in new york city. Published on jun, 2011 this is trey parkers acceptance speech for his and cowritersproducers matt stone and bobby lopezs musical, the book of mormons win for best musical at the 65th annual. The book of mormon received 14 nominations, the most of any production, and won nine, including best musical. Book of mormon, other musicals win at the tonys but.
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